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Baht faces pressure from oil upswing
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 05/03/2026
» The baht could slide beyond 33 to the US dollar, with high volatility possible if the war in the Middle East is prolonged, forcing Thailand, a net oil importer, to pay a significantly higher import bill, according to Kasikorn Research Center (K-Research).
Bourse faces downside risks as tensions rise
Published on 05/03/2026
» Thai equities still have downside risk amid heightened volatility as escalating tensions in the Middle East threaten global energy supply routes, with strategists warning only a handful of sectors are likely to withstand a prolonged crisis.
The perils of creating a power vacuum in Iran
News, Published on 05/03/2026
» Critics of the attack on Iran by the United States and Israel point out that US President Donald Trump has no plan for what comes next. And they are not wrong: when Mr Trump boasts that he can resolve wars in a single day, he merely exposes the limits of his attention span. But the real problem is not the shortness of Mr Trump's time horizon; it's the narrowness of his threat perception.
The future of audit: Governance safeguards quality and trust in AI era
Business, Published on 05/03/2026
» Auditing has long been the cornerstone of transparency and accountability in business. For much of its history, it has been a manual craft: imagine auditors working in conference rooms, sifting through piles of paperwork, and validating financial statements. This process, which relied on sampling, involved examining a subset of transactions as a proxy for the organisation's activities -- it was effective but limited by time and scale.
Countdown to new parliament session begins
Published on 04/03/2026
» The countdown has begun to the start of a new Thai parliament session, with the Election Commission’s official certification of the results of the Feb 8 poll.
What is worse than being told a lie? Being told a bad lie
Published on 04/03/2026
» The Social Security Office (SSO) returned to public scrutiny again ahead of this week when it was presented with an award for best sponsored sticker at the LINE Thailand Awards 2025, apparently achieving the most downloads of its sticker sets among other sponsors of the social messaging app.
Final suspect in B2m Pattaya robbery case arrested
Published on 04/03/2026
» CHON BURI – A British national, who was the fourth and final suspect in the 2-million-baht robbery case in Pattaya, has been arrested in Bang Lamung district.
IRPC & TOA Paint Launch IBIC for Industrial Coatings, Elevating Thai Industry.
Published on 04/03/2026
» Terdkiat Prommool, President and Chief Executive Officer of IRPC Public Company Limited (right), and Dr Worawut Chaiyosburana, Chief Executive Officer of Beger Co Ltd (left), signed a joint venture agreement to establish IBIC Co Ltd (IBIC) to operate a business in industrial steel-structure paints and coatings. The signing ceremony was presided over by Prasong Intaranongpai, Senior Executive Vice President, Downstream Petroleum Business Group Alignment, PTT Public Company Limited (centre), at the Suanson Room, Energy Complex Building B, Bangkok.
Investors urged to buy gold and oil
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 04/03/2026
» Thailand's leading asset managers are recommending investors increase their exposure to gold and oil as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East intensify, while the country's securities regulator says it is monitoring market stability amid heightened volatility.
Police in Pai on alert after Iran hit
Published on 01/03/2026
» Authorities in Mae Hong Son’s Pai district have been ordered to ramp up measures to protect Israeli tourists and Jewish community sites in the province amid the escalating tensions in the Middle East.